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My work asked me to be a wellness rep!
So I got an email from the head of HR today (I work for a pediatric clinic) asking me if I would be interested in helping with a wellness campaign at work!! Last fall they threw me a party at my site (my company has 6 offices and the docs at mine threw me a party) for losing 100+lbs and the HR lady remembered that... So…
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Looking stupid at the gym.
I've felt like Goldilocks lately trying to find the right LA Fitness since I moved. This one is too far, this one is too crowded, this one is full of fat hipsters... So tonight I gave another one a shot and it has these treadmills that have built in fans. Unaware of this fact I begin to cool down, when suddenly out of no…
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Struggling after 100
I got up to 115lbs lost, and then everything fell apart. I moved, got a dog, and put my gym membership on hold because I wanted to give my new pup time to adjust. I'm at work almost 10 hours a day and didn't want to come home, then toss him right back in his kennel for an hour while I'm at the gym (plus, I was really…
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DOGS! {pics}
I moved into a house and got a DOG!! A brand new jogging companion straight from the shelter! I'm so excited to have someone to motivate me to start walking/jogging outside. He's not ready to go for runs/long jogs yet because he's new/only 10 months and has to build up to it... but still! Anyone else have jogging partners?…
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110+lbs down [pics]
Gather round the fire as I tell you a tale, children! Lately I've been getting more compliments (even though I've been eating candy :love: ) so I thought I'd share some updated pictures with you all :) Let's start with the nice'n'plump before pics! tonight after the gym~
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"Do you have any ugly trainers?"
At the gym I go to the personal trainers are GORGEOUS! Way too gorgeous, in fact, to make me want to work out and sweat and get all red in the face while they watch. I'm so painfully shy when it comes to men, and I've got a big crush on the only trainer I'd want to use at my gym. Needless to say I will not be requesting…
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Warrior Dash
Has anyone ever heard of these? I'm SO excited and plan to run one next summer... but I have a lot of training to do! (says the girl who interval runs 1.5 miles on a treadmill...) I think I might die in the training, and if I don't die doing that then I'll croak in the dash but it will be worth it! Has anyone ever run one?…
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100lb loss - no excess skin
How is it possible!?? I two friends who have had gastric bypass. Friend #1 has excess skin like any normal person would when they lose 100+lbs in a short period of time. She has bingo wings, a wiggly tummy, and ruined breasts. She ate somewhat healthy after her surgery and worked out about 3x a week. Fried #2 who is the…
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Body Contouring After Major Weight Loss
Hi all! So I recently just passed my 100 goal mark and decided to look at Body Contouring photos of people who have lost major amounts of weight and have excess skin/fat that won't go away because it hangs. I was looking at the photos of all these people who have had surgery to 'fix' their 'unsightly weight loss' bodies…
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95lbs down [pics]
I know I've made a thread before but I got some better pics and it won't let me change them! So I hope you all have forgotten the pics I posted of my fugly tummy lol. A year and a half later and 95lbs down here I am. My first goal was 280 (when I was 336) and now I'm 241... next goal is 200 :) The frustrating part is that…
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Almost 100lbs lost :D (pics)
I'm so close! I was stressing out at 75lbs lost because I was like "I'm SO close! Come ON!" but now that I'm to 92lbs lost I'm not sweating it as much. I'm somewhat happy with my body right now... As promised here are the pics! also, here's a link to body shots if you don't mind bra, underwear, and rolls ;) you've been…
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Favorite Meal! [pic]
Let's make some food porn! :wink: I am OBSESSED with avacados as of late! I could eat them and plain chicken with broccoli every day. Just a little bit of seasoning salt on the chicken, but nothing else and it's my absolute favorite meal! What's everyone elses favorite meal?
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Binge Eating - HELP!
I am posting this here because I need support rather than talk about food! Has anyone else gone through a phase where they wanted to eat EVERYTHING? Where you are starting to slip back into "fat thinking" and say "I'll eat this crappy meal, then get back on my diet tomorrow." ? I'M STARTING TO GET LIKE THAT AGAIN! HELP! I…
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COME ONE, COME ALL [the venting thread]
Okay, so we can't all keep being hapy with butterflies and rainbows. Losing weight is HARD! And the mental frustration that comes with losing weight is something that only certain people can understand. You can't talk to your thin friends and say how upset you are that your body looks weird, or alien to you, because they…
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The Skinny Girl Diet
More like the anorexic girl diet. I came across this on the internet and was appalled! I don't understand how people think that a diet like this is maintainable. (Picture removed by moderator - I feel it could be triggering for those with an ED or give ideas to others. Please keep it respectful, if it turns into bashing…
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before & after pic of about 90lbs weight loss
My scale broke, so I switched to a new one and have no idea exactly how much weight I've lost.. but oh well. I feel better :) Red hair is me in high school around 320 (I'm assuming - and not my heaviest). Brunette hair is me about a month ago.
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Site goal weight vs. Healthy goal weight
So I looked on the site's body mass index and it suggested I weigh between 126-169. However, when I talked to a trainer at my gym she recommended I weigh 180. I'm 5'9, and I think anything under 150 would look sickly. Especially since I have a curvy body shape, and my sternum is already starting to show at 245. Any…
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Almost 100lbs lost!
My scale is broken at home, so I stepped on the gym scale and it has been going down week by week... and last week it said 242!! (my heaviest weight was 336) I'm starting to look more like a normal person!
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70lbs Weight Loss [pic]
Alright, so I finally feel comfortable posting my "before" pic of me in my undies because I don't look like that anymore :D (sorry if it offends anyone, it's just for comparison)
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Goals
What is everyone's goal weight? Originally I didn't take the site seriously and just put "280", surpassed it, and changed it to "140". I realize now that I would look like I had cancer or something because I'm TALL. I'm 5'9 and if I was 140 I would look sickly. The trainer at the gym said I should be about 180, but I'm…
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Bad Pictures [share yours please!]
Before any weight loss did anyone else hate having their picture taken? No matter how hard I tried to look cute I NEVER did... Today I was looking for good (bad) "Before" pics.. and I found some that are horrible! So I thought I would share :) for the record, this is what I look like now lol Come on! Lets see everyone…
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Shy and awkward.
Has anyone LOST confidence with their weight loss? Most people seem to think that you get all this confidence when you shed lbs, but I seem to have lost a little bit of mine. Now that I don't have my 300+lb body to hide behind people actually want to TALK to me and I find myself not knowing what to say. Has anyone else…
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Cheats.
Does anyone have any cheats that they still allow themselves? For example, I never count my coffee in my calories and yet I always add creamer to it. It's the one thing that I don't count on a daily basis, and I've lost weight regardless. You would not want to meet me without coffee. Also, I really like to cheat and make…
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Time for new pants! [pic]
Last night I found my fat pants (skinny jeans, ironically enough...) and they didn't fit anymore! I'm going to keep them in my closet as a reminder. I also need new scrubs for work!!! The scrubs that I still try and pull off!
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Large Lady Lumps! Let's talk about BRAS
Branching off another subject that was about sports bras; Where do you large breasted ladies buy your every day bras? I am so tired of granny bras being the only option that's reasonable. I get my GOOD ones at Lane Bryant, but it's about $40 for ONE good, cute bra! Any other options out there? Especially ones with good…
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Ideas for Motivation
Hi everyone! I recently decided to put some pictures of women that I think are beautiful on my fridge to help me with my diet! I've been struggling horribly the passed few weeks, so I needed something to keep me going. Does anyone else do little reminders to keep them on track?
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Time for an update [70 lbs down]
Hi everyone! I started my journey in February and am now down about 70 lbs (even after a month of eating WHATEVER I wanted including buffets, mcdonalds, bk... ugh.) I like to keep these short so here it goes... Heaviest weight 336: Today before the gym 265 lol I never smile in pics 336ish 265ish I still don't see much of a…
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Bad Days
I have had kind of a bad past few days. I've just been feeling kind of emotional, and after losing about 70lbs now I'm not really liking the way my body looks. Does anyone else get like this every so often? How do you get yourselves out of it besides eating your feelings? lol
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65+lbs down (pics)
So I've lost 66 lbs total from my original weight of 336 (blegh!) and am now 270! I thought I'd share my pics :) before 66lbs down before 66lbs down I still feel like I look 330 lbs though lol. I can't see much of a difference unless I look at pics.
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V8 Drinks - friend or foe?
Does anyone have opinions about the V8 drinks? I was reading Eat This, Not That! and it said V8 low sodium is a great snack, and a great way to get in veggies. I hate tomatoes, so I was wondering if anyone had opinions about the OTHER flavors they offer. (Mostly strawberry banana :) ) Friend or foe? Is the sugar in them…
